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dead roots and breaking away the little sets that may. 
have formed during the Summer. When perfectly dry 
they may be put in barrels and kept in a cool place, per- 
fectly dry, and where the frost cannot reach them. It is 
‘also best to sort out the different sizes and keep them 
separate, as small bulbs mixed with larger ones tend to — 
lessen the value ; better have different grades to offer at 
different prices than a regular mixture of alisizes. Ladies 
and amateurs generally plant their Tuberose bulbs out in 
Spring just as they took them from the ground in the 
Fall. This is a mistake, as all the little sets should be 
broken off, and if desired, planted somewhere to grow on 
to make flowering bulbs for the next season. Only the 
strong bulbs should be planted where they are expected 
to flower, and these form a nice green tuft of leaves with 
a handsome flower stalk in the centre, and not a grassy 
like clump of leaves and poor flower stalks as you would 
have if the sets and flowering bulbs were planted together 
without being divided. 
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